TVB is the not-for-profit trade association of America’s commercial broadcast television industry. Its members include television broadcast groups, advertising sales reps, syndicators, international broadcasters, associate members and over 500 individual television stations.

Recently, the Supreme Court lifted the aggregate limits on campaign contributions from private individuals, protecting Americans’ right to Free Speech and the ability to financially bolster a political point-of-view. Whether or not you philosophically agree with the Court’s decision, Free Speech is one of our most precious American rights, and we’ve come a long way

The average American today has more ways to watch video – whenever, however and wherever they choose. Yet, the resounding trend is this: Americans are spending more time watching video content on traditional TVs than ever before. TV usage among all persons 2+ has increased from 154 hours 8 minutes per month in 4th Quarter

Strength. Courage. Hard Work. These essential ingredients of Olympic glory mirror our own American character and inspire us to watch and revere the young talent that represents our nation. The Olympics have always been a major viewing event, attracting best-in-class marketers to support Team USA. But although this may be a moment for our national

In late November, Business Insider carried an article titled “TV is Dying, And Here are the Stats That Prove It”. Another recent one was called “The Coming Death of Television”. They pop up every so often, each writing TV’s obituary. And they’re all wrong. Dead wrong. Here are the facts to prove it: people still

In Nielsen’s recently released “Cross Platform Report” for 3Q 2013, two things should jump out at you instantly: Nielsen wants to take a closer look at radio listening now that they’ve finalized their acquisition of Arbitron, as most of the text of the report spotlights radio; Despite their fresh focus upon radio, the data still

What happens when the World Wide Web is not enough? Well, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, it moves up to television. In the article (“Web Companies Embrace TV Ads”), TripAdvisor’s Vice President of Brand Strategy, Anne Bologna, was quoted as saying that TV is the best vehicle for engaging an audience

In a piece that ran in The New York Times in early November, Bill Carter focused the Gray Lady’s intense media spotlight upon the convoluted time-shifting financial situation that’s plaguing the television networks, advertisers and programmers. The article brought up a variety of very strong points about the shifting nature of the nation’s consumer TV

Television does epic well. There’s no better medium for telling a big story or showing a big event. It’s got massive scale, made for Super Bowls, Academy Awards, and Presidential Inaugurations. Yet it’s those smallest stories that grab our heartstrings the tightest. The ones like those found on local broadcast television stations like WTVD in

The relationship between Americans and their cars is not only deep-seated, it’s also particularly local. The dealerships aren’t national. They are local businesses selling national products who are very well attuned to needs of their own local market. Customers proudly drive their new cars off the lots of their local dealerships and into their family’s

Is there a better use of Television than saving lives? 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of Project Roadblock, a Local Broadcast Television initiative to donate on-air, online and mobile time and space to help stop drunk driving during one of the most deadly auto fatality weeks of the year – Christmas through New Year’s Eve.